Santa Barbara
Most of you have probably read the condensed version of our daily activities in Santa Barbara last week, but here are some pictures to go with the stories.
We ate lunch on our way down in Moss Landing. We could see kayakers paddling by, sea lions swimming around, and boats going in and out of the harbor. When we finished lunch the kids wanted to go take a closer look at the sea lions so we headed that direction. As a was taking pictures of piles of sea lions, I noticed a little baby. A man asked if we had heard about it in the newspaper and we replied no. He said it was very unusual for them to be born in Moss Landing and a rare sight to see. As we were taking pictures of him, a big sea lion next to him knocked him off the pier and into the water. He was too small to get back up, so he swam across the water to the rocks. The kids were so upset that his mom might not come back and get him, they wanted to go down and rescue him. I'm not sure what they were going to do once they got him, I don't think they thought that far into their plan, but they were certainly concerned. We had to leave before the mom came back, so we all hope he's doing well!! You can see a video on the newspaper web site here.
We continued down Highway 1, and it was an amazing drive. The views were beautiful, so we ended up stopping several times to take a closer look and of course take some more pictures. A man offered to take a picture of all of us at one of our stops, so here we are. You can tell it was slightly windy!!!!
We made it down to the San Simeon/Cambria area that afternoon and checked into a motel. I don't realize how loud my kids are, living in a fairly good sized house out on 5 acres, until I put them in a small room with other people on all sides. Just goes to show how spoiled we are! We headed across the street to the beach, but it was windy and cold. That didn't stop the kids from playing in the water though. Brrrr!
We headed out the next morning to finish the trek down to Santa Barbara. Adam thought this big rock near Pismo Beach was cool, so we stopped to take a picture of it. This is the five minutes of the trip they were acting like they actually liked each other!!!
We didn't have anything planned for the afternoon once we got there, so we headed to the zoo. Very cool!!
We headed out the next morning to finish the trek down to Santa Barbara. Adam thought this big rock near Pismo Beach was cool, so we stopped to take a picture of it. This is the five minutes of the trip they were acting like they actually liked each other!!! We didn't have anything planned for the afternoon once we got there, so we headed to the zoo. Very cool!! The next day we went to meet Jason and Luisa at Kids World. Jason is Ken and Helen's son who is here from Australia while his wife does some research through UCSB. It was great to catch up with him and meet his daughter Luisa. And the kids loved this park. It was build next to a gigantic tree and is just a kid's dream park. They would have stayed all day but hunger finally won out!!
We checked out Michele's office and the touch tanks at her school. Then we walked across the street to the beach. Yes, her office is that close!!
The next day was devoted to Stearn's Wharf and the beaches around there. The kids found plenty of things to spend their $20 on that Dad gave them to spend. We had lunch on East Beach and played at West Beach (had to try them all out!). The kids buried each other and ran in and out of the water. They wanted to try boogie boarding, but that area is pretty protected and there weren't any waves.
The last night we were there Michele and Ben had us over for a BBQ. Everything was wonderful. The kids even got some pool time before we ate!
It was a great trip. So glad we went. And hopefully we'll get down there again soon!!!
The next day was devoted to Stearn's Wharf and the beaches around there. The kids found plenty of things to spend their $20 on that Dad gave them to spend. We had lunch on East Beach and played at West Beach (had to try them all out!). The kids buried each other and ran in and out of the water. They wanted to try boogie boarding, but that area is pretty protected and there weren't any waves.
The last night we were there Michele and Ben had us over for a BBQ. Everything was wonderful. The kids even got some pool time before we ate!
It was a great trip. So glad we went. And hopefully we'll get down there again soon!!!Posted in: on Monday, June 21, 2010 at at 5:11 PM 4 comments
